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slideshow

slideshow

35 2.1
A series of images shown on a screen one after another
  • noun
  • /ˈslaɪdʃoʊ/
translation icon : presentación de diapositivas
  • Lunchtime, there's going to be pizza and a slideshow about Oshkosh, the big aviation gathering that happens in Wisconsin every year.
  • create a slideshow
  • videos and slideshows

It was like a little slideshow of like quotes from a book.

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Examples

  • The program will include a display of exhibition-size nature prints, plus a slideshow featuring butterflies, moths, flowers, and birds.

    Academic text (1995)
  • After the vacation, we created a slideshow to share our favorite moments with family and friends.

  • And we can play like a slideshow during the party.

  • I love the slideshow that the guest professor showed in one rehearsal.

    Academic text (2009)
  • You can see all 30 courts in the slideshow below or access larger versions here.

    Blog text (5)
  • We give them a slideshow and send them home at least partially satisfied.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The J. Paul Getty Museum website has a slideshow of the exhibit mentioned in the review.

    Blog text (5)
  • The "Auto Play" option automatically moves through the book as an animated slideshow with audio narration.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I was tasked with providing a slideshow at the graduation commencement ceremony.

    Academic text (2007)
  • At the conference, the speaker presented a slideshow featuring stunning images of marine life.

Synonyms

presentation
vsslideshow
435 3.5

To give information to a group using a talk or slides

is specifically a sequential image display usually on a screen
deck
vsslideshow
  • Jargon
28 3.9

A set of presentation slides used for a meeting or talk

is the act of showing those slides one after another on screen
carousel
vsslideshow
  • Texting
5 4.8

A changing display that shows images or text panels one after another

is a broader sequential visual display used in talks or on screens

How Long

to lecture
65 3.8
presentation
435 3.5
slideshow
35 2.1
slide
45 2.4

Surface Forms

slideshow singular
slideshows plural

Morphology

slideshow = slide + show (transparent) = slide + show

Meaning is directly derived from a 'show' consisting of 'slides' (a presentation of slides), so learners who know 'slide' and 'show' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Slideshow comes from the simple parts slide ('to move smoothly') and show ('a display'), so imagine pictures that 'slide' across the screen in a little show. That's why a slideshow is a series of images shown one after another.